For the first time since moving back to New York, I decided to have a dinner party at my apartment. Jess helped me plan everything from decorations down to the guests. I was excited. I was going to be able to see some of my friends from New York that I hadn't seen in a while.
Chloe had taken Roy to my mother's home a couple of hours away. My relationship with my mother over the years was somewhat existent. We talked every couple of weeks but never too much. She had met Roy maybe a handful of times. I wished I had a better relationship with her. I hoped that my relationship with Roy would never become what it is with my mother. I never want to lose Roy like my mother lost me.
As my guests started to arrive, I began to become more and more anxious. Probably because f all the people that I had invited. The guest list included. Louis, Stella, Zayn, Niall, Liam and even Harry. Nathan was here too. Nathan had already met all of them, but never everyone in the same room. Maybe I was scared that someone would say the wrong thing.
Then there was Harry and Zayn being in the same room. To be fair, I had warned both of them about them being here, together. But still, it was nerve wracking.
When Louis and Stella arrived, all we talked about was their upcoming wedding this upcoming weekend.
" are you nervous?" I asked Stella as Louis went to go talk to Liam.
" am I horrible if I say yes?" she said as she nervously looked around her surroundings making sure no one was listening to our conversation.
" what do you mean?" I asked.
" I love Louis more than anyone else in this world, but that's what scares me. I don't want to ever lose him, Cailin" Stella explained to me.
" you won't ever lose him, Stella" I assured her.
Most of all of my guests had arrived, all but Harry. In a way, it was a sort of relief. I wouldn't be at the edge my seat knowing he wasn't here. Over the past few days, we had been talking but we were still trying to figure out a way to make this friendship work, all for Roy.
" there the princess is" I heard from behind me.
I turned around to see Zayn walking towards me. A smile widen on my face as I embraced him. It had been so long since I last saw him, maybe even a year. Ever since he had started acting, he'd been to busy with all the scheduling. I didn't get to see him as much as I wanted. I missed having him around as much as it used to be when we were all in All Oblivion. I missed the goofiness that happened between us.
" how have you been?" I asked as we walked out onto my balcony.
Zayn shut the sliding door behind us for a little privacy. Even though we goofed a lot around each other, we had grown a tradition where we no matter how much time goes by with us not talking to each other, we always needed a moment of catching up with each other.
" really busy, I have about 3 movies coming out this year, so that means a lot of press conferences and interviews" Zayn went on.
" that sounds exciting! Does that include the one with... Lia James?" I asked.
Zayn sighed knowing exactly where I was leading. Instead of saying anything, he stayed quiet.
" how could you do this, Zayn? To Harry. one of your best friends? They have a child together! Lia is his wife!" I said shaking my head at him.
" was his wife! They're not together anymore" Zayn corrected me.
" you're still seeing her?!" I shouted.
I looked through my glass windows hoping no one heard, and due to the loud music no one even flinched.
" it's not what you think it is Cailin. It's not just us having sex and having fun. I'm in love with her, Cailin" he explained.
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